Friday, August 10, 2012

I have been slowly
working on this Sticks quilt, trying to use up some more scraps.
Finally put it down on the floor. Where are the last 5 blocks? If I
make 5 more I will find them, if I don't this will sit in the UFO
pile. Guess I should just make them while I know where the background
fabric is.

Monday, August 6, 2012

Other projects have gotten
pushed aside this week. Along with watching the Olympics, my daughter's
favorite, well loved, worn quilt came out of the wash with more
frayed edges. After 11+ years of constant use. I knew this was going
to happen so have a quilt half done. But... DD still wants the old
quilt. It's understandable, so soft from the constant use, the
flannel back – so comfy. This was the worse section.

The center is OK, no holes. So I have cut
the outer border and pink ruffle off leaving the inside blocks and
border. The quilt was
originally made from some cheater blocks, added some sashing,
cornerstones and borders. Pillow cased the quilt with a fluffy pink
ruffle.

First I quilted the old quilt a little more, then layered it with the
top and bottom borders. I added the new top
and bottom borders using one of the quilt as you go method.

Layers consist of
(1) back border face up (pink plaid), (2) old quilt, top up, (3) top
border, face down (sparkle clouds). It is tempting to add the batting
at this point, but it will add too many layers into the seam and you
might end up with a ridge.

After sewing the
seam, open up your layers and press as needed. Then lay flat, fold
back one of the new borders and add the batting. Then fold down the border, pin/baste
and quilt as desired (or add the side borders and quilt at the end).

After quilting the
top and bottom, trim as necessary and proceed to the side borders. I wanted to add 9” borders, so I cut my new pieces
10” wide, and after quilting ended up trimming at 8 3/4”.

The quilt is
slightly larger then the original size. I am cutting pink
binding to finish the quilt. I better get busy, my DD says she misses
her quilt.

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I am a wife (27 yrs), mother, quilter, crafter and penny pincher. I reuse and up-cycle. I enjoy trying out my green thumb; we have 30+ potted flowers and succulents; 12+ roses, 10+ fruit trees. Life is good. We are blessed and try to share with our community.